Ahrefs Evolve
In-personSan Diego, California, USA · Annually (autumn)
Next confirmed edition
12–13 October 2026
InterContinental San Diego · San Diego, USA
Ahrefs Evolve is the conference arm of Ahrefs, the SEO toolset. It runs as a two-day, in-person event drawing around 600 marketers and SEOs from more than 35 countries, with attendees from companies including IBM, Microsoft and Google.
The editorial line is deliberately narrow: rather than broad marketing theory, the programme is built around the specific workflows speakers are running in production — covering SEO, answer engine optimisation, and how AI is reshaping both. Ahrefs positions it as practitioners walking through what they actually do, not frameworks.
The 2026 edition is held at the InterContinental in San Diego, with a discounted room rate for attendees, and Ahrefs has also run a Singapore edition. Ticket pricing is published on the official site rather than fixed year to year.
Speakers
Names who have appeared at Ahrefs Evolve. Lineups change each edition — check the official site for the current programme.
- Ann HandleyPartner, MarketingProfs
- Ross SimmondsFounder & CEO, Foundation Marketing
- Tim SouloChief Marketing Officer, Ahrefs
- Rand FishkinCEO & Co-Founder, SparkToro
- Aleyda SolisFounder, Orainti
- Austin LauGrowth Marketing, Anthropic
- Tara RobertsonChief Marketing Officer, Bitly
- Brianna DoeFounder & CEO, Verbatim
- Ethan SmithCEO, Graphite
- Alina VandenbergheCo-Founder & Co-CEO, Chili Piper
- Harry DryFounder, Marketing Examples
- James BrockbankManaging Director, Digitaloft
- Dawood BukhariCEO, Digital Web Solutions
- Chris PorteousCEO, SearchEye
- Michelle LindnerCommunity Manager, Ahrefs
- Farzad RashidiFounder, Respona
- Noah GreenbergCEO, Stacker